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Eating Disorders In recent years, studies have shown that the number of people in the U.S. with eating disorders has gone up. I accredit this change to the media and their negative effect on society. In TV, magazines, and movies there are countless suggestions that people should become thin, as that is what is always perceived as desirable. It is time to change the “ideal” figure portrayed in the media. Not only is that figure unobtainable with normal eating and exercise habits, but also it is negatively influencing teenage girls. This mind set that skinny is pretty is not only disgusting, but it is also inducing eating disorders. To better explain how the media is encouraging eating disorders, we must first explore what eating disorders are and their symptoms. According to recent studies, 1 percent of female adolescents, ages 10 to 20, have an eating disorder called anorexia nervosa. This disease is defines as an emotional illness in which a person refuses to eat. The word “anorexia” literally means without appetite, however, the affected people are much more extreme than that. These people perceive themselves as fat, even though more often than not they are at their correct weight, according to height, and so